The news here called it a "super blue blood moon eclipse" because it'll be a supermoon as well.
I can't be bothered trying to get photos of it. Cheers, Dave > On Jan 30, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, > because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something > about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. > > So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me > that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just > 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a > problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. > > I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, > I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of > those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This > year I have nothing. > > Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my > old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. > > What I have now is: > > GoPro > Pentax WG-3 gps > K-5 IIs > DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] > DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR > FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro > Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 > > My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see > the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford > to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? > > TIA, Dan > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
